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Robert Parker
Group Vice President
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As group vice president, Bob Parker is responsible for the research direction for IDC Energy Insights, IDC Manufacturing Insights, and IDC Retail Insights, three of IDC’s industry business units that provide global, fact-based research and analysis on best practices and the use of information technology that assists clients in improving their capabilities in key process areas.
Mr. Parker blogs regularly in the IDC Insights Community (http://idc-insights-community.com). His Twitter handle is roberteparker.
Before joining to IDC to oversee the launch of these business units, Mr. Parker spent six years with AMR Research as a research vice president covering emerging technology, enterprise software, and industry IT strategies. While there, he launched the e-commerce research program, the most successful new program in the company's history.
Before entering the research field, Mr. Parker spent twenty years in technology and operations management. He was Managing Director at TDI, a technology based company that included distribution, systems integration, and Internet Service Provider (ISP) business units. He was also corporate CIO at Eastern Technologies, a manufacturer serving the defense and commercial vehicle industries and division CIO at the Acoustic Research business unit of International Jensen, a publicly traded consumer electronics company. Mr. Parker began his career with Sanders Associates, a Fortune 500 defense electronics company, and also held a management post with publicly traded firearms manufacturer, Sturm, Ruger. Mr. Parker also spent part of his career as a turnaround consultant. In this capacity he served as acting CIO of two multi-store retailers including an apparel chain and a New England based confectionary retailer.
Mr. Parker holds an M.B.A., with a concentration in decision support systems, from New Hampshire College. His undergraduate work was done at Rivier College where he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Accounting.
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Research Authored by Robert Parker
Pivot Table: Worldwide Retail IT Spending Guide, Version 2, 2011–2016
Leslie Hand,
Robert Parker,
Nina Bonagura,
Ivano Ortis,
Giuliana Folco,
Gary Koch,
Christopher Holmes,
Roman Maceska,
Craig Simpson,
Alejandro Florean,
Chin Boon Lim,
Ricardo Villate,
Roberto Gutierrez
Apr 2013 - Doc # GRI240787 Pivot Table
This IDC Retail Insights Pivot Table presents our best estimates and forecasts for the worldwide retail IT opportunity. This Pivot Table provides IT spending forecasts for the following subindustries: apparel and accessory stores; automotiv...
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Pivot Table: Worldwide Manufacturing IT Spending Guide, Version 2, 2011–2016
Christopher Holmes,
Alejandro Florean,
Ricardo Villate,
Robert Parker,
Nina Bonagura,
Giuliana Folco,
Roman Maceska,
Chin Boon Lim,
Pierfrancesco Manenti,
Gary Koch,
Craig Simpson,
Roberto Gutierrez,
Lorenzo Veronesi
Apr 2013 - Doc # MI240487 Pivot Table
This IDC Manufacturing Insights Pivot Table presents our best estimates and forecasts for the worldwide manufacturing IT opportunity. This document provides IT spending forecasts for the following subindustries: aerospace and defense, autom...
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IDC Insights Predictions 2013: Cross-Industry Overview
David Potterton,
Rick Nicholson,
Meredith Whalen,
Scott Lundstrom,
Robert Parker,
Robert Parker,
Thom Rubel,
Frank Gens
Jan 2013 - Doc # WC20121203 Event Proceeding
This IDC Web conference, presenting IDC Insights' annual top 10 predictions, was hosted by IDC's industry-specific research teams covering energy, financial services, government, health, manufacturing, and retail. Discussions focus on how t...
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IDC Insights Predictions 2013: Cross-Industry Overview
David Potterton,
Rick Nicholson,
Meredith Whalen,
Scott Lundstrom,
Robert Parker,
Robert Parker,
Thom Rubel,
Frank Gens
Jan 2013 - Doc # WC20121203 Event Proceeding
This IDC Web conference, presenting IDC Insights' annual top 10 predictions, was hosted by IDC's industry-specific research teams covering energy, financial services, government, health, manufacturing, and retail. Discussions focus on how t...
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Worldwide Manufacturing Industry 2013 Top 10 Predictions
Joe Barkai,
Sheila Brennan,
Simon Ellis,
Kimberly Knickle,
Christopher Holmes,
Pierfrancesco Manenti,
Craig Simpson,
Robert Parker,
William Lee, Ph.D.,
Heather Ashton
Dec 2012 - Doc # MI238805 Top 10 Predictions
This IDC Manufacturing Insights report presents IDC Manufacturing Insights' annual top 10 predictions.Bob Parker, group VP of research, said, "Large manufacturing firms are enjoying a healthy recovery. While uncertainty and the specter of a...
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